Begonia fischeri Schrank

  • Filed As

    Begoniaceae
    Begonia fischeri Schrank

  • Collector(s)

    C. R. Sperling 6576 with S. King, 10 August 1982

  • Location

    Bolivia. Pando. Prov. Manuripi. Lago Bay, a black water lake formed by Rio Arroyo just upstream from its junction with Rio Manuripi.

  • Habitat

    Inundated forest and floating mats of vegetation on lake.

  • Description

    Herb, 0.8 m tall. Growing on dense floating mats of vegetation at margins of lake. Flower white, fruits greenish white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 126538

    Occurrence ID: f1c27681-c3ac-4d47-b65a-3c5372fd2cb3

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Begoniaceae

  • All Determinations

    Begonia fischeri Schrank det L. B. Smith, 1987

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Pando

  • Locality

    Prov. Manuripi. Lago Bay, a black water lake formed by Rio Arroyo just upstream from its junction with Rio Manuripi.

  • Coordinates

    -11.95, -68.67

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NEW YORK BOTANCAL GARDEN
00126538
BOTANICAL
GARDE**
The New York Botanical Garden
Projeto Flora Amazónica
Begoniaceae
No. 6576
Begonia fischeri Schrank
det. L. B. Smith, 1987
Bolivia. Pando: Prov. Manuripi. Lago Bay, a black water
lake formed by Rio Arroyo just upstream from its junction
with Rio Manuripi. 11°57’S, 68°40’W. Inundated forest
and floating mats of vegetation on lake.
Herb, 0.8 m tall. Growing on dense floating mats of
vegetation at margins of lake. Flower white, fruits greenish
white.
C. R. Sperling & S. King
10 August 1982
Fieldwork supported by The National Science Foundation and the Conselho Nacional de
Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
NYdb
00126538